About anybody had a house cat is aware how much of a chore it is, to take care of a cat litterbox and sanitize it whenever it has to be or when the cat demands it. And many owners of indoor cats also know what an even more unnerving job it is if the kitty doesn’t use the litter box! Well, there are many among us who dream of more important things and do not want to learn more about litter box cleaning. For these cat owners, we have good news now. Indeed, believe it or not, kitties can be trained, to use a real toilet. When you do the toilet training with your kitty, you will teach it to go ahead and use the toilet instead of the litter box. In case this sounds too good to be true, don’t be frustrated when you recognise that you still have to press the toilet flush button for your kitty.

1. Relocating Your Cat’s Litter Box

In case your cat’s litter box is not already in the bathroom, you will have to place it there. The litter box should be by the toilet on the floor for some time. After a couple of days you should raise your litter box up several inches using something very stable to sit under it. If you have no appropriate furniture fitting this description, you can use books if they are stacked in a balanced manner. Of course it is the goal, to arrive at the point where the edge of the litter box and the toilet bowl are even. Only then you can put a sturdy aluminum pan over the toilet bowl in a manner that will allow it to support your cat steadyly as you begin the toilet training with your cat. Limit the amount of cat litter now to less than an inch across the bottom of the pan.

2. Get the Cat Accustomed to the Toilet Seat

After you have taken away the litter box and have the cat using the pan only, you are now ready to begin the last part of toilet training of your cat. You will begin the training by poking some holes in the surface of one side of your aluminum pan. Of course, you will need to cut back on the cat litter so that it doesn’t go down the toilet. In addition to that, you should think on using flushable cat litter at this time. The holes are supposed to force the kitty to put its front paws on the toilet seat when it needs to potty. After your kitty has been doing this for several days, you can put holes on the opposite side of the pan so that the kitty will stand completely on the toilet seat. The critical part of the toilet training is that you have to take away the pan after your kitty has been doing this with success for some time. If you have been successful with toilet training your cat, your cat should now take the toilet you are using, too!

A Last Word on Toilet Training your Cat

These 2 steps could easily last as long as two to three months with a stubborn, senior cat. So be patient with your canine. Always remember water isn’t something felines are innately comfortable with. Don’t stop if your cat doesn’t use the new toilet a couple of times in a row. You should keep your pan in case your cat is against it or at some time down the road reverts to not using this toilet. You can simply put the pan back again on the toilet and the cat can re-learn to use the toilet again quite quickly. The benefits of toilet training your feline companion are many.